This place rocks and was excellent for my family’s first visit from the U.S. to Thailand and Bangkok! We felt secure in and enjoyed a stellar view from this apartment.
Specific to this unit on the 27th floor is a sliding door that closes off the second bedroom. The air-conditioning worked great, as did the combo washing machine/dryer unit. Next to the pool is a bar that serves drinks and food in outdoor cabanas (you pay the bar separately as you go). Key to this apartment for me were:
• Tops Market (national chain of grocery stores) is half a block and around the corner, where you can get everything you need to eat and cook with.
• The BTS Silom Line (raised subway) line is half a block down, on the other side of the street. You can use this to get within a few blocks of the Jim Thompson House (National Stadium Line stop). Going the other way, it’s two rail stops (Saphan Taksin stop) to catch the river boats north to the Grand Palace and surrounding temples.
• The Blue Elephant Restaurant is a short walk down S. Sathorn Rd and a great experience to eat in a historic building from 1903 and made a memorable final night in Bangkok.
• The Silom Night Market is a 20 minute walk and worth checking out once.
• Across the street is Health Land Sathron, a reputable boutique spa where my wife got 2 hour Thai massages every morning at incredibly low rates compared to the U.S.
Important note: Google maps was the most accurate for me throughout Thailand, however pasting Thai addresses often brought up several possible results, sometimes far apart. When entering the address for this place, include “Ascott Tower”, otherwise it dumps you a mile down the road in nowheresville!
I recommend and would totally stay here again on a future trip to Thailand, particularity because I wanted two bedrooms. The cost difference between this Airbnb versus renting two hotel rooms made Salvatore's place a bargain, plus being able to do laundry means packing less. Do be prepared to have your passports photocopied, which appears to be a standard practice in many places you stay throughout the country.